― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Have
you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable.
It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone
can get inside you and mess you up.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
"Even
within the seemingly most unacceptable and painful situation is
concealed a deeper good and within every disaster is contained the seed
of grace....." ~Eckhart Tolle
"You
can measure the impeccability of your word by your level of self-love.
How much you love yourself and how you feel about yourself are directly
proportionate to the quality and integrity of your word. When you are
impeccable with your word, you feel good; you feel happy and at peace.
You can transcend the dream of hell just by making the agreement to be
impeccable with your word.
Right now I am planting that seed
in your mind. Whether or not the seed grows depends upon how fertile
your mind is for the seeds of love. It is up to you to make this
agreement with yourself. I am impeccable with my word. Nurture this
seed, and as it grows in your mind, it will generate more seeds of love
to replace the seeds of fear. This first agreement will change the kind
of seeds your mind is fertile for."
For
my loving, beautiful Mother, Eleanor Marjorie Bacon, who departed 6
years ago. Things haven't been the same, Mama. I miss you so much. We
could all always count on you as a shoulder to lean on. I don't know
about the others, but I still feel so lost. I long for the touch of
your baby soft face. I know I will see you again. I am sorry that your
oldest has not been your strongest through all of this. I'm just so
heartbroken I don't know what to do with myself. :( I love you, always
Mama